Beneath The Helmet Show - Firefighter Wellness | Mental Health

Brief Description: The Impact of Coaching on First Responders and their Spouses 🔥 Coaching has the power to positively impact the lives of first responders and their spouses, as Jennifer Anderson's own experience demonstrates. 💪 Coaching is a valuable modality of preventative care for first responders' mental health and wellness, offering a different approach than counselling. 💡 Finding...

Brief Description: Episode Description coming... Episode Number: 13 Publish Date: August 1, 2023 Host: Arjuna George Guest: Fire Chief Freddie Fernandez Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode: 🔗 Fire Assessment Center Prep 🔗 Fire Assessment Center 360 Book Recommendations: 📖 Book - Burnt Around the Edges – A Guide to Mastering Stress and Surviving Burnout - Arjuna George (Available on Am...

Episode Number: 12 Publish Date: July 25, 2023 Host: Arjuna George Guest: Keith Hanks Brief Description: Resources and Links Mentioned in this Episode: 🔗 Keith Hanks (Coming Soon) 🔗Article: The Proactively Fit Firefighter 🔗Article: Leadership from the Bottom 🔗Scars to Stars Vol. 3" (to be released September 22, 2023) 🔗First Responders in Crisis Documentary (to be released October 1, 2023...

Welcome to episode #11 with special guest Bradley Davidson Brad is a semi-retired firefighter/fire investigator and currently serves as an advisor for the Canadian Association of Fire Investigators. And also is a technical committee member for the NFPA and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs. Title: 40 years of stories from Flames of the Fire With Brad Davidson Episode Number: 11 Publish Date:...

Episode 10 🔥Mike Cameron is a 2x Tedx Speaker, author and executive coach specializing in men's health and emotional fitness for men. In 2015 Mike's wife was murdered, and since then, Mike has been on a path of inner peace, resilience building and sharing his wisdom with the world. As a sales and leadership authority, Mike has studied the impact that emotion has on human behaviour for ove...

Episode Number: 009 Publish Date: June 20, 2023 Host: Arjuna George Guest: Captain Steve Farina Brief Description: 🔥In this episode, Captain Farina shares his views on the state of mental health for first responders, sleep, fatigue, and stoicism in the fire service.  He shares many amazing resources, including the new BC Firefighter Resiliency Program and the CSA Standard for First Responder Fati...

🔥 Fire Chief (ret) Tom DeSorcy shares his life and long fire service career as his hometown's first Fire Chief and his transition into his retirement phase of life. Episode Number: 008 Publish Date: June 06, 2023 Host: Arjuna George Guest: Tom DeSorcy Recommendations: 📖 Book - Burnt Around the Edges – A Guide to Mastering Stress and Surviving Burnout, Arjuna George 🎧Firefighting in Canada P...

🎙️Episode #007 with Ali Rothrock- author, TEDx Speaker, Firefighter and Mental Health Advocate. 🔥Ali is a firefighter from Pennsylvania who grew up in a safe and secure environment with her family. Growing up, She had many aspirations, ranging from being a figure skater to a marine biologist. However, everything changed when she stumbled upon firefighting during her junior year in high school. Al...

🎙️Episode #6 with Fire Chief Les Karpluk - author, consultant, and leadership Keynote speaker. 🔥 In This episode, Chief Karpluk shares some very challenging times in his life going through organizational burnout. He shares his story and what he did to recover from burnout. Chief is a leadership expert and shares some of his wisdom with us on the show, including his number 1 nugget for leaders to...

🎙️Episode 5. Show host Arjuna talks with Capt Jim Moss of the Metro West Fire Protection District (MO). Jim is a best-selling author (of Firefighter Functional Fitness and Firefighter Success). 🔥This episode comes out during the start of FDIC 2023, and in honour of Bobby Halton, this episode with Captain Jim Moss is dedicated in the memory of a great fire service leader and ambassador. Thank you...

🎙️Episode 4 In this episode of Beneath the Helmet, we welcome special guest Andi Clark to share her story of burnout and the journey she took to overcome it. This episode contains valuable information and advice for anyone struggling with burnout or looking to avoid it. Join us as we learn from Andi's inspiring journey and discuss the importance of mental health in the workplace. Show Resource...

Episode #3. This video is an episode of "Beneath the Helmet" hosted by Arjuna George, who owns Silver Arrow Coaching Consulting and the author of "Burnt around the Edges." In this solo episode, Arjuna talks about his personal experience with mental health challenges and burnout during his 24-year career as a fire chief. He discusses his decision to retire early and launch his o...

Episode #2. In this episode, Arjuna George talks with a Retired Firefighter Jeff Dill who is the Behavioral Health administrator for the Las Vegas Fire Rescue and the founder of the Behavioral Health Alliance. They discuss the topic of moral injury in firefighters, suicide in the fire service culture, and the work of the Firefighter Behavioral Health Alliance (FBHA) in tracking and validating fire...

Episode #1🎙️In the first episode, Arjuna George has an interview with James Rychard, a firefighter with 21 years of experience, discussing topics related to burnout, self-care, and leadership in the fire service. The interviewer, Arjuna George, hosts a podcast focused on firefighters' health and wellness. Rychard talks about the importance of recognizing workplace stress. He also explains the...

Pilot Episode Trailer Welcome to Beneath the Helmet, the podcast that delves into the well-being of firefighters and everything beneath their helmets. Hosted by Retired Fire Chief Arjuna George, this podcast provides a holistic approach to supporting firefighters' physical, mental, and spiritual health. In each episode, Arjuna will be joined by experts, leaders, and firefighters to share their exp...